Final answer:
Rounding 4.708 to the nearest thousand is not applicable because the number is less than 1,000. If the task is to round to the nearest thousandth, 4.708 remains unchanged, as the digit in the thousandth place does not require rounding.
Step-by-step explanation:
The subject in question is rounding numbers, which is a common topic in mathematics. When rounding a decimal to the nearest thousand, it's essential to understand that thousands can refer to either a place value in a whole number or a decimal place.
In the context of a normal rounding procedure, we would look at the number in the place immediately to the right of the place being rounded to. However, the question seems to ask about rounding 4.708 to the nearest thousand, which is not applicable for a number less than 1,000, so we'll assume it's about rounding to the nearest thousandth.
To round to the nearest thousandth, we look at the digit in the ten-thousandth place. Given the number 4.708, we don't have a ten-thousandth place value to consider, meaning the number is already at the thousandth place. If there was a number in the ten-thousandth place, and it was 5 or above, we would round up, increasing the thousandth place by one. If it was less than 5, we would keep the thousandth place as is. Since 4.708 is already at the thousandth place, it stays the same when rounded to the nearest thousandth, giving us 4.708.